The Shemwell Family

Carl Dexter KeithAge: 89 years19021991

Name
Carl Dexter Keith
Given names
Carl Dexter
Surname
Keith
Birth September 2, 1902
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 15 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
MarriageHattie May HollandView this family
about March 1921 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Allen Lawrence Keith
December 18, 1921 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ivan Eugene Keith
January 12, 1924 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Arietta B Keith
November 14, 1925 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Leslie Cleo Keith
May 17, 1928 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Margaret Anna Keith
June 1, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Carla Keith
October 22, 1936 (Age 34 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Garry Eugene Keith
June 27, 1945 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Marriage of a childLee William WoodruffArietta B KeithView this family
February 19, 1946 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Marriage of a childFrank Averell HoudletteMargaret Anna KeithView this family
February 14, 1954 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Arthur PikeCarla KeithView this family
June 22, 1964 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a grandsonGarry Eugene Keith
April 5, 1984 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sonAllen Lawrence Keith
March 4, 1991 (Age 88 years)
Death October 1991 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ceres Memorial Park
Family with Hattie May Holland - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about March 1921
10 months
son
Allen Lawrence Keith
Birth: December 18, 1921 19 18Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: March 4, 1991Stevinson, Merced, California, United States
2 years
son
Ivan Eugene Keith
Birth: January 12, 1924 21 20Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: December 4, 1994Los Angeles, California, United States
22 months
daughter
Arietta B Keith
Birth: November 14, 1925 23 22Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: March 10, 2013
3 years
son
Leslie Cleo Keith
Birth: May 17, 1928 25 25Missouri, United States
Death: March 30, 2006Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Margaret Anna Keith
Birth: June 1, 1930 27 27Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: February 28, 2017Pittston, Kennebec, Maine, United States
6 years
daughter
Carla Keith
Birth: October 22, 1936 34 33Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: March 27, 2015San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz, California, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Carl Dexter Keith - Household

1815 Market St Gardena, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Keith, Carl DheadMW27M18MOMOMOMilkerDairy
Keith, Hattie MwifeFW26M17MOILMO
Keith, Allen LsonMW8SMOMOMO
Keith, Ivan EsonMW6SMOMOMO
Keith, Arietta BdaughterFW4-4mSCAMOMO
Keith, Leslie CsonMW1-2mSMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Carl Dexter Keith - Household

1154 West 168th Street Inglewood, Los Angeles, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Keith, Carl DheadMW37MMOHawthorneLos AngelesCADairy MilkerDairy
Keith, Hattie MXwifeFW36MMOHawthorneLos AngelesCA
Keith, Allen LsonMW18SMOHawthorneLos AngelesCADairy WorkerDairy
Keith, Ivan EsonMW16SMOHawthorneLos AngelesCA
Keith, Arietta BdaughterFW14SMOHawthorneLos AngelesCA
Keith, Leslie CsonMW11SMOHawthorneLos AngelesCA
Keith, Margaret AdaughterFW9SCAHawthorneLos AngelesCA
Keith, CarladaughterFW3SCA